Buhari gets mixed report for first 100 days

President Muhammadu Buhari has shaken up Nigeria‘s corrupt bureaucracy and intensified the battle against Boko Haram in his first 100 days, but has struggled to set out his vision for the faltering economy, say analysts.

The press has been largely supportive of Buhari in his first months, criticising his apparent preference for fellow northerners in his early appointments but comparing him favourably with the defeated Goodluck Jonathan, who had ruled since 2010.
“His predecessor spent over (five) years in office and never made half of the impact Buhari has made in three months,” political commentator Lawal Ogienagbon wrote last week in Lagos-based daily The Nation.
Buhari’s vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo, has estimated the country’s debts at some $60 billion (54 billion euros) and said Nigeria‘s economy is in its worst state in the country’s 55-year independent history.